Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Edward]

Just learned how to memo and solve 6 edges! OMG Its like when I first learnt how to solve the cube. I love how happy I get when I do something successfully BLD.

I haven't been this happy about my cube progress since I got sub 40.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

4x4 BLD: 9:21.08 on stackmat!

4:36 memo.

That takes some guts

No it doesn't, I was timing with qqTimer at the same time, just in case

 

[Slash]

Maarten, nice one! STACKMAT!

 

[peterbat]

4x4 BLD: 9:21.08 on stackmat!

4:36 memo.

Amazing.

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3x3 bld pb: 2:06.21
Sub 2 plz.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Yes, it needs to be shouted: STACKMAT!!!!!

 

[cmhardw]

4x4 BLD: 9:21.08 on stackmat!

4:36 memo.

Stackmat!

 

[SimonWestlund]

Stackmat!!!

Congrats Maarten!

I'm going to attempt my first 4x4 BLD soon

 

[Slash]

Inspired by Maarten, I tried a 4x4 blindsolve.
and the result is...........:
11:43.03!!!!
PB by 1 minute! I can improve, edge memo still takes 4:30 which is very bad.

EDIT: I was too tired to post a the breakdown of...
the memo:

0:03 orient cube
4:30 memorize edges
5:30 memorize corners during "refreshing" edges
6:30 memorize centers visually
8:00 refresh everything, and finally remember that I have edge parity(for r2 method)
and put on blindfold

execution: (approx. times)
1:50 solve centers
0:35 solve corners
1:18 solve edges(including that long parity alg)

Total time: 11:43

I timed the execution(lil' bit slower than I could) now to know the approx. times. Of course it can be anything else but it seems normal.

 

[blah]

Joey totally called it - 3x3x3 BLD 1:05.16 in competition today Take that Kirby!

I failed hard at my first solve though. I hit the reset button when I stopped the timer - and it was a sub-1 solve according to my judge. I was pissed.

I've had 9 consecutive successes at BLD in competition so far I consider that stupid DNF a success because the cube was solved at the end.

 

[Anthony]

I failed hard at my first solve though. I hit the reset button when I stopped the timer - and it was a sub-1 solve according to my judge. I was pissed..

Dude... That sucks!
I know you'll get another though.

 

[ManasijV]

My first OH BLD 5:34.xx. Pochmann sucks for OH. This was my 2nd try.

 

[Micael]

I consider that stupid DNF a success because the cube was solved at the end.

So you solve it Chester, but got an accidental reset? That is quite unlucky and I am pretty sure it will never happen again to you.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Inspired by Mats' video, I tried a 5x5BLD myself, for the first time in ages

Looks like my 4x4BLD practise and 6x6BLD attempt helped, because I got a new PB: 28:48.49!!!

18 minutes memo. I went slow on memo, hoping that would lead to fewer mistakes and recall delays. And I think it worked; 11 minute execution is better than I ever had

 

[MatsBergsten]

18 minutes memo. I went slow on memo, hoping that would lead to fewer mistakes and recall delays. And I think it worked; 11 minute execution is better than I ever had

Nice Maarten! And it is of course meaningless to say that you shall not practise too much

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

If you don't want me to practise, you know what I'm going to do

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

Joey totally called it - 3x3x3 BLD 1:05.16 in competition today Take that Kirby!

o.

 

[blah]

Joey totally called it - 3x3x3 BLD 1:05.16 in competition today Take that Kirby!

o.

LOL.

 

[blah]

37 attempts at corners-only BLD before I hit my first DNF, then I stopped Average was about 25. Best average of 5 was about 20. I swapped UF and UB whenever there was parity. 3OP FTW.

I guess I can now safely say that I have near-perfect accuracy at corners; edges are the ones giving me my DNFs

 

[aronpm]

I just got two accomplishments: first successful M2 solve (finally) and a new 3x3x3 BLD PB of 5:43.09. I take about 2:30 to memorize edges, I'm very slow

 

[KConny]

4x4BLD: 8:11.18 My first stackmat!
D' B Uw U' Rw' B' F D' Uw2 U F' L2 Uw U Fw Rw R' Uw U Rw' D' B2 Uw' R2 B2 Fw' F' Uw2 F' Uw' U' L Rw D' Rw' Fw2 Rw2 Fw' Rw' Uw

I taped the last 7 solves, but not this one. This was my fastest attempt ever, I've had a couple of sub9 DNF's.